Founder of Startup Weekend and Startup Enthusiast Based in Boulder, Colorado

2 Simple Email Tips

Thomas Hawk, who I have followed for a while on flickr and zoomr wrote a lengthy post on how he hates email. I have taken 2 steps (using gmail, that gets rid of almost all spam) that have helped my love for the electronicness.

1. Go back a day in the life of your email. Set filters to destroy all your bacn. If sender is from American Airlines Promotions = skip inbox and trash. Do this every once in a while. 2. Star what you need to reply to. Filter your inbox to your starred items, and work on your email from there.

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I’m a vagabond and a minimalist that sold everything but 15 things and went on a big trip (82 countries). My most read and respected blog posts are here. This blog has reached millions with writing about minimalism, startups, design, culture and events.